Nina Wadia

Nina Wadia
Wadia in 2012
Born (1968-12-18) 18 December 1968 (age 55)
Mumbai, India
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present
Spouse
Raiomond Mirza
(m. 1998)
Children2
FamilyWadia family

Nina Wadia OBE (born 18 December 1968[1][2][3]) is a British actress. She is known for portraying Zainab Masood in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, Aunty Noor in Citizen Khan, Mrs Hussein in the BBC comedy Still Open All Hours and for starring in the BBC Two sketch show Goodness Gracious Me.

Additionally, Wadia appeared in the Hindi-language romantic comedy Namaste London in 2007. She also appeared in the series Origin in 2018 and the BBC soap opera Doctors as Binita Prabhu in 2023.

  1. ^ Rollo, Sarah (12 December 2009). "'Enders Wadia plans double celebration". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  2. ^ "My secret life: Nina Wadia, actress, 39". The Independent. 10 October 2008. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Nina Wadia: EastEnders bosses told me I could be the new Pauline Fowler". Daily Record. Scotland. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2015.